MMO's 101: RESPECT THE HEALER

Some would say that "being a jerk" is a bad thing, especially if you're intent on healing the group. Being a jerk promotes a team that isn't actively trying to work together, others would say. I, however, have this to say, concerning healers.

If your tank is being an idiot or an elitist and is pulling more than you can chew? Let him know. Be blunt. Be a jerk. It'll get the point across. If he doesn't like it, stop healing him. If he kicks you, good, let someone else deal with his stupidity. If the group doesn't like you, you don't belong there anyway.

If the DPS are pulling for the tank, be blunt and tell them to knock it off. If they talk back, or keep doing it, or both? Stop healing them. Remind them who is in control of their own ability to act like such pricks. YOU ARE THE HEALER!

The healer is the one thing that is standing between everyone in the group and certain death to adds. Without the healer, no one can survive the dungeon adds. Without the tank, the healer gets all of the enemy attention. DPS are just there to make the dungeon go more smoothly by swiftly removing the obstacles between the group and the treasure. Healers are the NUMBER ONE PARTY MEMBER IN ANY GROUP

If people are pushing you around and pretending like you don't matter, just stop healing. Very quickly, this will remind people who actually enables the group to do anything in the dungeon. If the group clears it without you, bravo to them, maybe they DID NOT need a healer in the first place, but I bet it was a struggle for them. If a group talks shit about your healing "not being good enough", tell them to respect your limits. Be a jerk about it if they get mean, too. Tell them straight up that you are the only thing that lets them play the dungeon and enjoy it. Let them know that you will not stand for being mocked or harrased.

This is not a suggestion. This is a statement to every healer out there, and anyone else reading who might be interested. Healers are the lifeline of the group. Don't like your healer? Tough shit. You still need him. Deal with it.

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